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June 2020
Huntington Arts Council Presents “Members Showcase” Opening Reception
This is our annual free showcase of the artist members.
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents “Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman” with Bertha Rogers & Evelyn Kandel
Featuring Bertha Rogers, Evelyn Kandal, and Musician Bryan Gallo. Join us for a night of poetry, music, and fun! WWBA presents the 10th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence, George Wallace. The signature series continues to bring to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets to the Walt Whitman Birthplace Stage. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Zoom $5 Suggested Donation. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82684157941?pwd=SzY3Z1VtcVNyUFU0SDVmNlpQQUpZZz09 Meeting ID:…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents “Joy of Color”
Online Reception: Thursday, June 11 at 7:30pm The Art Guild invited all artists, 14 years and older (high school students may enter), to submit artworks for consideration for “Joy of Color” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. From soothing pastels to vibrant monochromes and rainbows, color can be used to evoke emotions and moods. The variables of hue, saturation, luminosity, and lightness allow an artist to play and control the atmosphere in their work. Juror: Lana Ballot. Questions? Artshow@theartguild.org
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council Presents “Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and Words” (Facebook Live)
Join us for a live, online version of "Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and Words with Facebook Live". Go to Facebook @Huntington Arts Council, Inc. to be a part of this informative discussion. The Arts and Women. This talk will focus on the power of women and the arts in honor of Women’s History Month, creating a dialogue on what it means to be champions of women through the arts. It will explore our understanding of women’s contributions to the…
Find out more »Conversations in the Arts: “The Arts and Women” Facebook Live
Join us for a live, online version of Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Women" with Facebook Live. Go to Facebook @Huntington Arts Council, Inc. to be a part of this informative discussion. This talk will focus on the power of women and the arts in honor of Women’s History Month, creating a dialogue on what it means to be champions of women through the arts. It will explore our understanding of women’s contributions to the arts in America and…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association: Virtual Poetry Open Mic
Five poets will read their poetry. Audience members are welcome to read one short poem as well. Live music & fun!! 6:30 - 7:30PM EST Zoom Link here: https://www.waltwhitman.org/zoom-upcoming-and-past-events/
Find out more »Modern Classics Theatre Company of Long Island: Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman
The play is set in 1941 in the Washington, D.C., home of the wealthy widow Fanny Farrelly, who is expecting the arrival of her daughter Sara, Sara’s German husband Kurt, and their three children. From a light drawing room comedy the play gradually unfolds into a drama of espionage and intrigue. Watch on the Rhine won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association: Corona Poetry Collaborative
Corona Poetry Collaborative Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is delighted to be collaborating with Nassau County Poet Laureate Gayl Teller to create an anthology of Coronavirus-related poems. Let’s collaborate on a collection of poems CORONA during this historic time. The title CORONA suggests not only the pandemic but luminous hope. What has your experience been? All perspectives are welcome: teachers, students, parents, children, medical personnel, patients, the unemployed, shoppers, etc. Send a cover letter with full contact information, including address, email,…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association LI Poet of the Year Christina Rau Workshop: “Fantastic Ekphrastic”
Fantastic Ekphrastic: Discover how visual art and poetry intertwine in this workshop on writing about artwork. Christina M. Rau is the author of the Elgin Award winning sci-fi fem poetry collection Liberating The Astronauts (Aqueduct Press, 2017) and the chapbooks WakeBreatheMove (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and For The Girls, I (dancing girl press, 2014). She is Oceanside Library's Poet-in-Residence for 2020, and she is the founder of Poets In Nassau, a reading circuit on Long Island, NY. She teaches English…
Find out more »New York Dance Theatre/Ohman School of Ballet Virtual Classes
The Ohman School of Ballet has guest teachers for their virtual program including New York City Principal Dancers Ask la Cour, Teresa Reichlen and Daniel Ulbricht; Martha Graham specialist Miki Orihara; and the Hartt School’s Stephen Pier; for a curriculum that includes traditional Balanchine ballet technique, modern, contemporary, jazz, mime, body conditioning and more. The school’s virtual offerings also include “Parent and Me” and adult/teen barre fitness classes, spanning the most beginner dancer to the most advanced. Information and registration…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents “Young at Art”
The Art Guild invited all student artists in grades K-8 to enter its Young at Art Exhibit. Online reception: June 23, 4:30pm. Online exhibition: June 23-July 3. Artwork was judged in the following categories: Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Exhibition was limited to the first 100 participants. Students submitted up to two entries with one being guaranteed to be accepted into the exhibit. MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to Collage, 3D/Sculpture, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Crayon, Scratchboard, Ink, Markers, Colored…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association: James P. Wagner (Ishwa)’s Poetry Reading and Anthology Open Call
WWBA is delighted to present United States Beat Poet Laureate 2020-2021 James P. Wagner (Ishwa)’s Poetry Reading and Anthology Open Call on Thursday, June 25th at 6:30PM EST on Zoom. Wagner will give examples from recent collections he has published on the topic of Traditional Japanese Poetry, and also present a call for submissions for a new anthology of collaborative poetry with a Walt Whitman theme. Everyone is welcome to join us to hear the poetry reading and learn more…
Find out more »July 2020
Conversations in the Arts: “The Arts and Words” Facebook Live
Join us for a live, online version of Conversations in the Arts: "The Arts and Words" with Facebook Live. Go to Facebook @Huntington Arts Council, Inc. to be a part of this informative discussion. Words can be a powerful artistic tool. This talk will explore how words can be an art form unto themselves through a variety of formats including through poetry, lyrics, storytelling, comedy and drama. Panelists: Nicole SG Oquendo, Poet and Lyricist Steven Prestia, Comedian Walt Sargent, Singer-Songwriter Moderator Cynthia Shor,…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council Presents Conversations in the Arts: “The Arts and Words”
Join us for a live, online version of Conversations in the Arts: The Arts and Words" with Facebook Live. Go to Facebook @Huntington Arts Council, Inc. to be a part of this informative discussion. The Arts and Words. Words can be a powerful artistic tool. This talk will explore how words can be an art form unto themselves through a variety of formats including through poetry, lyrics, storytelling, comedy and drama. Panelist Nicole SG Oquendo, Poet and Lyricist, Steven Prestia, Comedian,…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman featuring Octavio Quintanilla and Wayne Mennecke
WWBA presents the 10th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman, hosted by Writer-in-Residence, George Wallace. The signature series continues to bring to bring the most intriguing figures in contemporary literature on the national scene paired with local poets to the Walt Whitman Birthplace Stage. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Zoom Click here for link: https://www.waltwhitman.org/zoom-upcoming-and-past-events/ Now with $5 suggested donation. Event features Octavio Quintanilla and Wayne Mennecke and live music. Octavio Quintanilla Art & Poetry of the American…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association: Jayne’s Hill Guided Virtual Hike with Andrew Rimby
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association is delighted to present a guided hike with Andrew Rimby on Jayne’s Hill; the highest point on Long Island. This event will take place via Zoom on Sunday, July 5th at 1:00PM. Viewers can see the hike Walt Whitman took when visiting his childhood home in Long Island, New York. Andrew Rimby will share the natural beauty of the hike and read from Whitman’s “Paumanok” themed poetry collection. July 4th, Independence Day, is the anniversary of…
Find out more »Jan Guarino Presents “Fearless Watercolor Four-Day workshop”
I was once you. Struggling to become a better watercolorist. Seeking classes, workshops, teachers and techniques and mostly walking away a bit discouraged and disappointed. Well, I believe I just may have some of the key ingredients you’ve been looking for. My students tell me that I am the watercolor teacher they’ve been looking and couldn’t find – and it is likely that I may be that for you as well. I invite you to be part of an immersive experience…
Find out more »The Art Guild Call to Artists & Photographers: JUSTICE
The Art Guild invites all artists, high school and older, to submit artworks for consideration for “JUSTICE” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. Artwork can say what sometimes words cannot. During these difficult times, we have been inspired to look within ourselves, find ways to “speak out,” and express solidarity and compassion. Show us those emotions and what has empowered and inspired you to address social justice. CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original…
Find out more »The Art Guild of Port Washington Presents Acrylic Paint Pour with Ellen Kanner
The process of paint pouring entails using acrylic paint, resin, several oil mediums and (a little) propane gas which creates the beautiful and unique cells. The surface is tilted in different directions to let the paint flow and the colors interact in unpredictable, yet always interesting ways Ellen will start by discussing different techniques of paint pour and showing some examples. She’ll explain the science behind the paint pour method and show some creative techniques people are using. Students will…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council: 2021 Long Island Arts Grants Workshop
Attendance to one of the following workshops is mandatory in order to apply for a 2021 NYSCA Decentralization grant. The dates, locations* and times for the workshops are listed below: Thursday, 7/9 Huntington Arts Council, 6PM Tuesday, 7/14 African American Museum of Nassau County, 6PM Thursday, 7/16 Virtual Workshop, 6 PM Tuesday, 7/21 Westbury Village Hall 2PM Thursday, 7/23 Patchogue Arts Council, 6PM Tuesday, 7/28 Virtual Workshop, 6PM Thursday, 7/30 Virtual Workshop, 2PM Tuesday, 8/4 Freeport Memorial Library, 6 PM Thursday, 8/6 Huntington Public…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association: “Performing Poetry” Workshop with Karen De Mauro
WWBA is delighted to welcome Karen De Mauro, Artistic Director of The Acting Center in New York City, to present a “Performing Poetry” Zoom live workshop on Thursday, July 9th at 6:30PM EST. De Mauro will focus on teaching students to approach poetry performances with the goal of embodying the unique voice each particular poem needs; encouraging the reader to “take a leap” into the poem itself. Through educational exercises, participants will come away with a new understanding of exercises…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council: “Essential” Non-Juried Exhibition
Doctors, nurses and hospital support staff. Educators and school administrators. MTA maintenance workers, train conductors and bus drivers. Grocery store, local eatery and food delivery employees. Government workers who process applications for benefits. Utility workers keeping electricity and water running. Police departments, Fire stations, EMS and other civil servants and volunteers. Zoom, Google Meet, and Facetime happy hours. Families dropping food and PPE to elderly relatives. Driveby celebrations to make sure someone knows they are not alone or forgotten. What…
Find out more »Tammy Green and Literary Anthology Discussion: “Where Did Everybody Go?”
Free: LI Anthology Panel of editors and authors will discuss the new collection of writings by Long Island dreamers and dwellers entitled, “Where Did Everybody Go?” The book offers local authors and artists the opportunity to enter their works in competition. Explore all aspects of life before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome works that reflect this time of struggle, endurance, resilience, humor and joy. Local writers and artists can submit questions and learn how to be part…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birth Place Association Presents The Talking Cure with Jack Coulehan, MD
WWBA is delighted to welcome Emeritus Professor of Medicine and WWBA Board of Trustees President Jack Coulehan for a reading of his recently released book “The Talking Cure”. Author Cortney Davis writes: “Coulehan writes about the joys of medicine, of family, of love and faith, while not ignoring the frustration of caring deeply for others, how sometimes even the most compassionate must struggle to “squeeze a portion” of the heart, allowing “a few drops of compassion” to escape (“Lift Up…
Find out more »The Art Guild of Port Washington offering ONLINE: Photoshop for Artists
Learn the fundamentals of Photoshop to enhance photographs and how to make good images of finished work for entry in to exhibits. Alan Perlman will teach artists how to take their photos off of their camera and onto their computer, the fundamentals of photoshop, and how to enhance your photographs for use with your art. Then you’ll learn how to package your files for printing, slideshows, entering into exhibits, and uploading to social media. 4 Weeks! Tuesdays, 10 am –…
Find out more »The Art Guild of Port Washington ONLINE: Abstract Watercolors with Esther Marie
An exciting lesson exploring the power of color in abstract painting. Find inspiration in the shapes and hues of life or from images and use the familiar as a jumping-off pointillism to abstraction. Paint to music and respond to the beats with color. Artists of all skill levels can find success in abstract watercolors by using color theory to express the intangible qualities of emotion and mood while experimenting with different paint application techniques. 3 Tuesdays: July 21, 28, August…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birth Place Association Presents Shark Minus Mother with Susana H. Case, Jami Macarti, and Dayna Patterson
WWBA is delighted to present “Shark Minus Mother” with Jami Macarty, Dayna Patterson, and Susana H. Case. Three women with poetry books released during the pandemic offer their poems to you from New York City, Tucson/Vancouver, and Bellingham, Washington. Join us for this exciting event! $5 suggested donation WWBA staff is currently displaced from our office and closed for public tours of Walt Whitman’s childhood home. Your online contributions have never been more vital to sustaining our efforts. We can…
Find out more »The Art Guild of Port Washington Presents Floral Watercolors with Esther Marie
Fill your home with florals that won’t fade. Together, we’ll explore floral watercolors, with a focus on the most popular flowers. Find inspiration in the shapes and hues, and use the familiar as a jumping-off point. Artists of all skill levels can find success in this loose style by using color theory to express emotion and mood, while experimenting with different application techniques. Includes two days: July 24 and July 31
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birth Place Association Presents Poetry Reading with Russ Green
WWBA is delighted to present a featured reading with Long Island poet and stellar friend to the arts Russ Green. Join us for this intriguing event! $5 suggested donation WWBA staff is currently displaced from our office and closed for public tours of Walt Whitman’s childhood home. Your online contributions have never been more vital to sustaining our efforts. We can keep our weekly online programs and community engagement going only with the support of individuals like you. Contributions in…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents Whitman, Race, & Racism Discussion with Distinctive Scholar Ed Folsom, Ph.D.
WWBA is delighted to present “Whitman, Race, & Racism”, a discussion with Distinctive Whitman Scholar and Professor Ed Folsom, Ph.D. This historical program focuses on Whitman, a Civil War era poet, who proclaimed his love for democracy in his writing. Professor Folsom will include facts about Whitman’s writings on race, Black writers’ responses to Whitman over the past 125 years, and the current conversation about the Whitman statue situated at Rutgers University-Camden. The presentation will then be opened up for…
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